![meagans walk](/images/stories/toronto/toronto10/meaganswalk.jpg)
But the five-year-old junior kindergarten student has left a lasting legacy which was commemorated in the April 27 “Circle of Angels with Hope,” an annual event started after Meagan’s death from brain cancer.
Doctors fear abortion flip flop at G8
By Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register![G8](/images/stories/canada/canada10/g8_2010.jpg)
“I bet that will happen if it gets on the table (at the G8 Summit in June in Huntsville, Ont.)” said Dr. Robert Walley, executive director of MaterCare International.
Walley said his greatest concern, if abortion creeps in, is that it will affect the criteria for obtaining funding. He said the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) has repeatedly rejected MaterCare’s request for funding solely on the basis of services he does not provide.
Rae won't let abortion go away
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News![Liberal foreign affairs critic Bob Rae receives a basket for mothers at a May 4 maternal and child health event on Parliament Hill. (Photo by Deborah Gyapong) Bob Rae](/images/stories/canada/canada10/raebasket.jpg)
Speaking to a coalition of nine major non-governmental organizations on May 4, Rae first lauded initiatives to provide basic health care for women and children, but then said he must remain consistent by bringing up “reproductive and sexual health” and a “woman’s right to choose.”
Toronto archdiocese's abuse protocol committee ready to get to work
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![Fr. Brian Clough Fr. Brian Clough](/images/stories/toronto/toronto10/cloughfrbrian.jpg)
“I’ve asked people to come to the first meeting (during the second week of May) with their suggestions and difficulties and so on,” said archdiocese of Toronto judicial vicar Fr. Brian Clough. “They’re bringing different backgrounds and different viewpoints and we’re going to have to listen.”
KAIROS reapplies for CIDA funding
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![KAIROS executive director Mary Corkery Mary Corkery](/images/stories/canada/canada10/corkerymary.jpg)
KAIROS has reapplied to the Canadian International Development Agency to restore some of the funding that was cut off Nov. 30. At the time CIDA officials claimed KAIROS’ regular five-year funding agreement was rejected because the church-based group’s international program no longer fit CIDA priorities. However, Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney told a conference in Jerusalem his government had cut KAIROS funding because it supported anti-Semitism.
School gives 'life-changing' lessons on St. Maximilian Kolbe
By Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register![Franciscan Father Lucjan Krolikowski, who as a 17-year-old met St. Maximilian Kolbe while studying at the Franciscan junior seminary in Poland, spoke to St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School students April 27. Students Christina Brown and Samantha Franko display an urn containing soil from Auschwitz, symbols of Kolbe’s relics. (Photo courtesy of St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic High School) Franciscan Father Lucjan Krolikowski](/images/stories/toronto/toronto10/frlucjan.jpg)
St. Maximilian Kolbe Catholic Secondary School in Aurora, Ont., opened its doors to students in September, and celebrated its official grand opening with special guests and a solemn blessing by Toronto Auxiliary Bishop Vincent Nguyen April 28.
Northern bishop Chatlain takes time to learn aboriginal reality
By Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register![Mackenzie-Fort Smith Bishop Murray Chatlain Mackenzie-Fort Smith Bishop Murray Chatlain](/images/stories/canada_bishops/chatlain.jpg)
Chatlain, who took charge of the diocese two years ago, was in Toronto April 21 to speak about its needs at the annual Tastes of Heaven gala dinner hosted by Catholic Missions In Canada.
Chatlain said the approach of the Church in the north has significantly changed. The Church promotes the use of aboriginal culture and language rather than trying to eradicate it like some priests and religious had done in the past. This requires clergy and lay missionaries to understand what they’re getting into.
Sr. June Dwyer a YWCA 'Woman of Distinction'
By Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register![Sr. June Dwyer, a YWCA Woman of Distinction. (Photo by Carolyn Girard) Sr. June Dwyer](/images/stories/toronto/toronto10/JuneDwyer.jpg)
But the Sister of St. Joseph couldn’t believe her ears when she learned she would receive the YWCA Toronto Woman of Distinction Award for Health and Healing on May 12 for doing her job.
Toronto welcomes Maltese archbishop
By Carolyn Girard, The Catholic Register![Maltese Archbishop Paul Cremona, O.P. Maltese Archbishop Paul Cremona, O.P.](/images/stories/international/international10/Cremona.jpg)
Cremona was to first visit Windsor, London and Michigan from April 30-May 3 before spending May 7-14 in Toronto, home to the largest Maltese-Canadian population.
“This is an opportunity for the community to have their faith renewed and confirmed by his presence,” said Fr. Carmelo Borg, MSSP, pastor at Toronto’s only Maltese parish, St. Paul the Apostle Church.
Abortion is not on Canada's maternal health plan plate
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News![Prime Minister Stephen Harper and the federal Conservatives are sticking to their guns on not including abortion in the G8 maternal health initiative, despite Opposition and foreign government pressure. (Photo by Deborah Gyapong) Prime Minister Stephen Harper](/images/stories/canada/canada10/HarperFlags.jpg)
“Canadians want to see the foreign aid money used for things to help save the lives of women and children in ways that unite the Canadian people,” Prime Minister Stephen Harper said April 27 in response to a question from Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff who accused the government of reversing Canada’s 25-year-old “consensus” on the issue.
Economy to blame as ShareLife slashed funding to D&P
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register![ShareLife and D&P](/images/stories/logos/logos10/shareLifeDP.jpg)
The ShareLife advisory board cut its allocation to Development and Peace to $900,000 this year, a $225,000 reduction from last year’s contribution of $1.125 million.